MAY 22ND, 2021 – JUNE 19TH, 2021

Penticton Art Gallery
199 Marina Way
Penticton, B.C.

The story begins with a young student at the Vancouver School of Art in the late 1950s and follows his career as a sign painter, a designer of architectural interiors for retail stores, shopping malls, cruise ships, and our own fleet of BC Ferries, culminating with the paintings he is best known for today. If you have ever lived or spent any time in the lower mainland over the past 60 years, you have most likely been impacted in some regard by Dale’s commercial work. More recently if you have attended any group exhibitions here in the Okanagan over the years, you have most certainly communed with his paintings.

This exhibition hopes to highlight the breadth of the journey travelled, illustrating the totality of a lifetime’s pursuit and commitment to a singular passion for self expression and creativity. I would like to thank Dale for his trust and willingness to share his story. I hope you enjoy discovering the arc of his career as much as I have. Dale Matthews lives and works out of his studio overlooking Trout Creek.

Paul Crawford, Curator